DW press conference

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Volrocketman said:
What is wrong with some of you people? I just watched DW's press conference and saw nothing whatsoever that should be viewed as a negative, and I certainly didn't hear him whining about anything. I'm not sure what some of you are looking for. I also think many of you place too much faith in the rumor mill of false information that's been floating around for the past week or so.

First and foremost, CTV doesn't owe us anything. We should be grateful to have had him for the period he has been here and for the level of success to which he has pushed the program. I get it that some of you are butthurt that "he's leaving us" but get over yourselves. While we can be disappointed that he's leaving, how proud should we be that he is doing it because his success has granted him the opportunity to do something THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE! Let me repeat that - he is doing something THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE! What we should all be doing is wishing him luck in this new endeavor because it is almost certain to be a daunting task.

I also listened to what DW said about the financial issues and I didn't hear anything negative there. In fact he said that all 34 roster spots (the limit under the new NCAA guidelines) for the baseball team have full scholarships tied to them. That's considerably different than the 11.7 scholarships they had to divide up among the players prior to the new changes. He also totally shot down the rumor that money was being taken from the baseball program and diverted to the women's programs. The percentages by which the funds have been split up among the programs have been set for some time; the revenue sharing just formalizes part of the process. He said the UT baseball program was as well funded as any college baseball program in the country. Money was never an issue in any of this. This was all about a once-in-a-lifetime, first-time ever, opportunity for CTV because of his success at UT.

As for the "communication" issues some of you deem to have been a problem, DW said Tony had kept him informed throughout the process over the past two weeks, so DW and his staff had been preparing for the possibility that Tony would take the SF job. He talked about naming Frank as the interim acting head coach because the players needed to know who was in charge during this transition, and also because Frank had head coaching experience. He said Josh Elander can focus on preparing his application for the job while continuing to perform his other assigned tasks. He laid out plans for keeping the players informed about the process, and for the coaching search under such unusual circumstances.

While I'm disappointed to lose Tony, I think the program is in a good place to "weather the storm" so many of you seem to think is heading our way. Whatever happens, GBO!!!
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Thanks for the summation - well stated. It sounds like White was prepared for the press conference and organized with his thoughts.

I read some comments from upset fans complaining b/c Elander isn’t head coach. At first I thought he was leaving w/ TV. But again, folks are jumping to conclusions. White must go thru the interview process before making a hire. And I applaud that a she owes it to the players, fans and program to find the best fit for TN baseball.
 
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Godfatha said:
You don’t think Penn State, Florida, any other open job would jump to hire Cignetti?
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No, Because it will probably take 2 to 3 years to make them top ten. He might have a good two or three year run but other teams will use his age against him. Then he loses recruits and retires but you had a great 3 year run. Not worth it for a big name school.
 
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vol94 said:
I didn’t hear the press conference but What do you want White to say or differently? Coach was compensated for his success. The stadium renovations are under way.

CTV considered taking a MLB mgr position, not another college job. Money had nothing to do with him leaving so White talking to coach five times a day wouldn’t change anything.
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I don’t care about what he said, but I sure as hell care about him talking to TV once the last five days. There should’ve been multiple calls with “what can we do to keep you?” as the primary topic.

You give everything you’ve got to keep a great coach and ambassador for the university. If that doesn’t keep him around in the end then you’ve still put up the good fight.
 
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Rocky Top T said:
All he cares about is the wine and cheese crowd, he's pricing the average fan out. He also moves the student section way down the right field line in baseball. He's not as good as I and many others thought
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Yes and the entire mismanagement of LNS upgrades, and the other venues Neyland, TBA, etc. are wearing thin!!! We were already thinking of dropping season tix for football after this season or next.

I love my school, I love our people, I love our passion, but the time is quickly approaching to seriously consider walking away from all of it!!! The greed and constant belittling of fans is unacceptable to me! THE FANS are THE ONE and ONLY reason that sports (any league or level) have they money they do! So ungrateful!

We deserve better!!!
 
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vol94 said:
I didn’t hear the press conference but What do you want White to say or differently? Coach was compensated for his success. The stadium renovations are under way.

CTV considered taking a MLB mgr position, not another college job. Money had nothing to do with him leaving so White talking to coach five times a day wouldn’t change anything.
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You don’t know that
 
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beachvol23 said:
Yes and the entire mismanagement of LNS upgrades, and the other venues Neyland, TBA, etc. are wearing thin!!! We were already thinking of dropping season tix for football after this season or next.

I love my school, I love our people, I love our passion, but the time is quickly approaching to seriously consider walking away from all of it!!! The greed and constant belittling of fans is unacceptable to me! THE FANS that are THE ONE and ONLY reason that sports (any league or level) have they money they do! So ungrateful!

We deserve better!!!
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Agree 💯
 
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brockytop said:
I don’t care about what he said, but I sure as hell care about him talking to TV once the last five days. There should’ve been multiple calls with “what can we do to keep you?” as the primary topic.

You give everything you’ve got to keep a great coach and ambassador for the university. If that doesn’t keep him around in the end then you’ve still put up the good fight.
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Agree 💯
 
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DooleyOrangePants said:
And don’t forget the bizarre statement about “Kim Caldwell deserves an apology” to the question about the money going away from baseball to WBB. It was the biggest tell in my opinion that he’s insecure when getting called out or put on the spot over anything he does.
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I mean when people are spreading baseless rumors about her program then yeah those people probably do owe her an apology. Anyone who thinks that Tony left for the big leagues because some 20 year olds that play one sport got more money than some other sport are out of their minds.

Makes me think that this isn’t the only press conference yall arent watching given his long history of not giving two ***** about NIL.
 
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#92
WVU05UT09 said:
Which minion on the staff directory are you?

Tell your boss he needs to take public speaking courses. My high schooler has a better command of a room.
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because national championships are famously won in the press briefing room answering the questions of the mouth breathers and dunces that make up the majority of the sports beat in Knoxville
 
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ATLVols said:
Why did nobody ask Danny White about what he was willing to offer Tony Vitello to stay? Or how those pitches were going. If he would’ve spoken to how he tried everything possible to keep him, Vols fans could put that to rest.
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Because none of the journalists here want to lose access (of course, the access those journalists have never scoops a big story, that’s always national guys telling us about Nico, Tony V, etc), so they don’t ask tough questions. Frankly it is unbelievable and absolutely inexcusable that he’d only talk to Tony once since the news got out. He should have been grilled about that. The fact he wasn’t is malpractice and should put the “local media hates UT” crowd out to pasture.
 
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barney said:
because national championships are famously won in the press briefing room answering the questions of the mouth breathers and dunces that make up the majority of the sports beat in Knoxville
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Now this deserves a like.
 
#95
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joevols89 said:
If you don’t toe the company line you’ll lose access.
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Which is hilarious because none of them break the big stories anyway. The access they get is invariably “such and such is looking stronger and more athletic in fall camp” or “Tennessee likes where they’re at with this recruit.” Qb transfers, championship coach leaves, brand new coach jets off to LA, star player has cancer, legendary coach has Alzheimer’s, all that gets broken by national guys.
 
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Volrocketman said:
What is wrong with some of you people? I just watched DW's press conference and saw nothing whatsoever that should be viewed as a negative, and I certainly didn't hear him whining about anything. I'm not sure what some of you are looking for. I also think many of you place too much faith in the rumor mill of false information that's been floating around for the past week or so.

First and foremost, CTV doesn't owe us anything. We should be grateful to have had him for the period he has been here and for the level of success to which he has pushed the program. I get it that some of you are butthurt that "he's leaving us" but get over yourselves. While we can be disappointed that he's leaving, how proud should we be that he is doing it because his success has granted him the opportunity to do something THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE! Let me repeat that - he is doing something THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE! What we should all be doing is wishing him luck in this new endeavor because it is almost certain to be a daunting task.

I also listened to what DW said about the financial issues and I didn't hear anything negative there. In fact he said that all 34 roster spots (the limit under the new NCAA guidelines) for the baseball team have full scholarships tied to them. That's considerably different than the 11.7 scholarships they had to divide up among the players prior to the new changes. He also totally shot down the rumor that money was being taken from the baseball program and diverted to the women's programs. The percentages by which the funds have been split up among the programs have been set for some time; the revenue sharing just formalizes part of the process. He said the UT baseball program was as well funded as any college baseball program in the country. Money was never an issue in any of this. This was all about a once-in-a-lifetime, first-time ever, opportunity for CTV because of his success at UT.

As for the "communication" issues some of you deem to have been a problem, DW said Tony had kept him informed throughout the process over the past two weeks, so DW and his staff had been preparing for the possibility that Tony would take the SF job. He talked about naming Frank as the interim acting head coach because the players needed to know who was in charge during this transition, and also because Frank had head coaching experience. He said Josh Elander can focus on preparing his application for the job while continuing to perform his other assigned tasks. He laid out plans for keeping the players informed about the process, and for the coaching search under such unusual circumstances.

While I'm disappointed to lose Tony, I think the program is in a good place to "weather the storm" so many of you seem to think is heading our way. Whatever happens, GBO!!!
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You saw nothing wrong with it because you take him at his word.
 
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ATLVols said:
Why did nobody ask Danny White about what he was willing to offer Tony Vitello to stay? Or how those pitches were going. If he would’ve spoken to how he tried everything possible to keep him, Vols fans could put that to rest.
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If I was in Tony's shoes, I would have jumped at the opportunity to move from college baseball to the big leagues, unless the pay cut was so severe it hurt his lifestyle. Many of us at one point in our lives took on a new job and incurred a paycut because we felt it was one step backwards, two steps forward. Plus, Tony is the FIRST college coach to EVER make this move, so again, another feather in the cap of UT.

Only Danny and Tony know what really transpired between them, but Tony accepted the job of a lifetime, and I could not be happier for him. Regardless of how many times Danny spoke to Tony in the past five days, does anyone seriously think that more money and more NIL money would have kept TV in Ktown? I sure as hell do NOT think salary or NIL had a darn thing to do with Tony's departure.

Thanks coach - all the luck in the world in the Bigs - just as long as you aren't playing against my Cubbies or Yankees!
 
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ButchPlz said:
I get that the man is in a tough spot with a lot of stakeholders. No matter how often people want to say "it's business", at the end of the day these teams are still representing a state institution that means a whole lot to a whole lot of people.

DW is making no effort to listen to the mass of stakeholders. He's running the same path that venture capitalists always end up doing, which is pennypinching his market and eventually killing it.
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He will have the easiest decision to make replacing Tony and it’s going to be hilarious watching how he does.

This fanbase and former players and boosters are going to be pretty united on Elander getting the job. Danny White shouldn’t have to worry about Baseball that much. He didn’t have to with Tony because it ran itself.

If the program starts sliding because he goes outside the family, he’s gonna have problems.

My guess is it will come out he’s targeting other people and fans and former players will raise hell. I don’t think Danny White has it in him to take on the fanbase over a non revenue generating sport like Baseball. He may try but I think the blowback will be bigger than he may expect.

Easiest thing for everyone is for him to name Elander full time coach and see how he does while seeing how Tony’s pro managerial career goes.
 
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